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cord-345725-8ijgmbmr	Shang, Jingjing	COVID-19 Preparedness in U.S. Home Healthcare Agencies	2020-06-04		.txt	text/plain	1288	102	65	Abstract Objectives In the U.S., home health agencies (HHAs) provide essential services for patients recovering from post-acute-care and older adults who are aging in place. Many HHAs reported accessing supplemental PPE from state/local resources, 23 donations, and do-it-yourself efforts; more rural HHAs had accessed these additional resources 24 compared to urban HHAs. 25 Conclusions/Implications: This survey reveals challenges that HHAs are having in responding 26 to the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly among urban agencies. 2 During the COVID-19 pandemic, 35 caring for this group of vulnerable patients at home is complicated and issues may differ in urban 36 and rural settings. Our objective was to explore the COVID-19 preparedness of U.S. home 37 healthcare agencies (HHAs) and examine any urban and rural differences. Most HHAs had an emergency preparedness plan in place, and despite regional 143 differences in COVID-19 cases, the majority of responding agencies were caring for (or had The current/anticipated shortages of PPE and other supplies remain the largest concern.	./cache/cord-345725-8ijgmbmr.txt	./txt/cord-345725-8ijgmbmr.txt